The Next Big Thing

Karen Jones Gowen, author of the awesome book Lighting Candles in the Snow, has asked me to take the Next Big Thing questionnaire, where authors talk about what they’re publishing next. 

 
What is the title of your next book?

"Why Run Backwards You'll Vomit"


Where did the idea for the book come from?

All my mysteries are based on various codes (some created by me, other codes are based on existing) and so I start there, with the code. When I found the code I wanted to use for this book, I then developed my story and antagonists around it.



Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?

It will be published by WiDo Publishing. 


How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?

It usually takes me about 3 months to finish the first draft and FOREVER to edit it. Well, it seems like forever. 


Who or What inspired you to write the book?

When I come up with a new code, I get excited. I want to write a mystery around it. I'm not sure my readers feel the same excitement for my codes so I also have to come up with exciting plots and characters as well. 


What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
Each of my books come with a ten-dollar amazon gift card. Just joking. Well, if my codes don't interest you, perhaps you find the relationship between my two main characters--a spy and a cop-- to be up your alley.

 
And that's it! I hope you enjoyed reading about My Next Big Thing. I will now pass the task of answering these same questions to another writer. Next week in the spotlight will be author Laura Marcella at Wavy Lines... If she wants it.